Best Shrines And Temples In Nara
Here're best Shrines And Temples in Nara. We released a ranking of reviews about Shrines And Temples posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Nara.
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Hase-dera Temple has so long and beautiful 399 steps. For it's called 'flower temple', you can enjoy seeing peony and cherry blossoms in summer, hydrangea in summer, autumn leaves, winter-peony and winter-cherry blossoms. What's more, the lush mountain seen from the main temple is just amazing view.
Name
Hase-dera Temple
Address
731-1 Hase, Sakurai-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min walk from Kintetsu Hasedera Station. By car, 50 min from Nara city, 75 min from Osaka, or 110 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Han'nya-ji Temple is well known as a cosmos temple. From September to November, there're 150 thousand and 30 kinds of cosmos are in bloom. It's very photogenic to take pictures of a temple and 13 storied stone pagoda over the cosmos!◎Parking lot is free during weekdays. On holidays, one car for 1 hour will be free, but more than that, you need 500yen.
Name
Han'nya-ji Temple
Address
221 Han'nyaji-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by bus from Nara Station to Hannyaji, then 3 min walk. By car, 60 min from Osaka, 60 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
One of the most famous temples, Todai-ji in Nara. What I want to tell you specially, is 'Mantou Kuyoue' Ceremony on August 15th. The expression of The Daibutsu in the candle lights has something that cannot be told you by only pictures. It's impressive so much.
Name
Todai-ji Temple
Address
406 Zoshi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0742-22-5511
Hours
8:00-17:00,7:30-17:30
Fee
Adult 600 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
20 min walk from Kintetsu Nara Station. By bus from Kintetsu Nara Station, 4 min to 'Daibutsu-den Kasuga Taisha Mae', then 5 min walk. By bus from JR Nara Station, 10 min to 'Daibutsu-den Kasuga Taisha Mae', then 5 min walk. By car, 45 min from Osaka, or 60 min from Kyoto.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Only The Term Of Shikinen-zoutai! Cute White-deer Oracle Of Kasuga-taisha ShrineKasuga Taisha Shrine
Carving deer with an oracle (omikuji) in its mouth is popular, but a white-deer oracle given only during Shikinen-zoutai (repair of the shrine) is talked about its cuteness. Harry up, it's going to end in a short time!
Name
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Address
160 Kasugano-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0742-22-7788
Hours
6:00-18:00
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Located on a hill in Takatori Town, Nara Prefecture, Tsubosaka-dera, also known as Tsubosaka-dera, is famous as a temple to prevent eye diseases. One of the most eye-catching attractions in Tsubosaka-dera is the powerful "Sakura Daibutsu" that seems to float in the pink clouds of cherry blossoms. With a height of 20 meters and a weight of 1200 tons, it is one of the largest Kannon statues in the world! You can enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom everywhere while strolling around the precincts.
Name
Tsubosaka Temple
Address
3 Tubosaka, Takatori-cho, Takaichi-gun, Nara, Kansai, JapanGoogle Map
How to get there
6 min by car, from Tsubosakayama Station
It's called 'Shoten-san' and has been familiar to the peoplle in Ikoma. Such as ranging lanterns and the city scenery under the shrine, you can enjoy Ikoma Mountain enough at only here, You can also pray for the good marriage and giving up drinking.◎Access: Take a cable car from Ikoma Station and get off at Houzan-ji Station. On the way back, it's nice to walk down and see the unique townscape.
Name
Mt. Ikoma Houzan-ji Temple
Address
1-1 Monzen-cho, Ikoma-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0743-73-2006
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Parking
Free parking area is available
Houki-ji (or Hokki-ji) Temple is a famous cosmos spot in Nara. The cosmos spreading at 20 thousand square meters site is very impressive.
Name
Houki-ji Temple
Address
1873 Okamoto Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 50 min from Kintetsu Nara Station to Houkiji, then 3 min walk. Or 15 min from Ouji Station to Houkiji Guchi, then 10 min walk. By car, 25 min from Nara city, 50 min from Osaka city, or 80 min from Kyoto city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Various types of wind chimes are displayed in a narrow space. The wind chimes in front of the main hall are also a masterpiece! You can also buy wind chimes. There is also a sweets shop in the courtyard, so you can play while listening to the sound of the wind chimes. There are also many killifish!
Name
Ofusa Kannon Temple
Address
6-22 Ousa-cho, Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-16:00
Fee
Adult 300 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
8 min by bus from Yamatoyagi Station to Ousa, then 5 min walk. 40 min by car from Nara city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Yata-dera is renown as a hydrangea temple. There're 60 kinds and 10 thousand of hydrangeas bloom in the precinct, and I can feel relaxed just looking at them.◎There're long steps on the way to Yata-dera Temple. you need to wear the easy-walking shoes.
Name
Yata-dera Temple
Address
3549 Yata-cho, Yamatokoriyama-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0743-53-1445
How to get there
20 min by bus from Kintetsu Koriyama Station to Yatadera. 25 min by car from Nara city. Parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
At 'Yamato Hina festival' held by the whole town, there're many hina dolls displayed in a shrine office. Such as hanging hina dolls and some made 100 years ago, they're worth seeing. You'll be attracted to the flowery scene in the slight aroma of plum blossoms.
Name
Genkuro Inari-jinja Shrine
Address
15 Tousenji-cho, Yamatokoriyama-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0743-55-3830
How to get there
Parking
Free parking area is available
Chogaku-ji Temple located in Nara Prefecture. This temple is well-known for azalea flowers, but I like the season of rabbitear iris! The scenery of reflected rabbitear iris are very beautiful and mysterious. I took this pictures on 2018, May 10th.
Name
Chogaku-ji Temple
Address
508 Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
Fee
Adult 400 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
20 min walk from Yanagimoto Station. By car or tai, 40 min from Nara Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Wakakusa-yama Yaki is held on forth Saturday of January every year. Yama-yaki (mountain burning) and fireworks don't start at the same time, but both of them are worth seeing so much. You should go next year!
Name
Mt. Wakakusa
Address
496 Zoushi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
To go to the mountain top, 40min from both of Horai IC and Tenri IC by car. Or, 13min from Nara Station to Kasuga Taisha Honden by bus, then walk 45min.
Parking
Free parking area is available
When I arrived at three in the midnight, the sea of clouds had appeared and made the scenery more wonderful. I took this picture at 4:00. The sea of clouds changes its size and form every day, so you can see the various stunning view whenever you visit!◎I recommend to see Kinpusen Temple from Hanayagura Observatory! 3 min by rope way from Kintetsu Yoshino Station ( rope way opening season: 3/24-5/6, other season are undecided). 30 min by bus from rope way Yoshinoyama Station.
Name
Hanayagura Observatory (Yoshino Mountain)
Address
Yoshinoyama Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min from Sembonguchi Station to Yoshinoyama Station by cable car, then 20 min by bus to Okusembonguchi Station, and 30 min walk. 75 min walk from Kintetsu Yoshino Station. Or, 90 min by car from Nara city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Yoshino-mikumari Shrine is believed as a god of pregnancy because of its name. Shrine buildings with long history, predinct like an inner court, wonderful weeping cherry trees, such a beautiful scenery make us breathless after passing under the gate.
Name
Yoshino-mikumari Shrine
Address
1612 Yoshinoyama Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
